Let's be real, if you have cats, nothing is staying on the Christmas Tree where you put it. You'll be lucky they don't knock the whole 7 ft. tree down, drag it down the hallway and somehow, sling it under the bed so you can't get it.

Friday, November 29, 2013

Via Flickr:My favorite part of Christmas is the non stop assault on the visual senses. The kaleidoscope of bright, cheery colors can be over whelming for some but for me, it's like the soft glow of a warm winter fire.

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Via Flickr:I had to walk through the cold early morning desert in Flip Flops to get this shot of a snowy mountain during sunrise. Never mind all the thorns, pricks (cactus, not people) and broken glass, there was two tons of rabbit poo to traverse.

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Via Flickr:In the blackness of early morning I awake and roll out of bed quietly. In the darkness I hear movement as something fuzzy brushes across my ankle silently. I grab my cell phone, press a button and shine the light down towards my feet to see where I'm walking, the sound of pitter patter echos all around me and heads off down the hall and I follow, shuffling slowly behind. I head towards the kitchen to make coffee and find the light above the stove illuminating the backsides of three cats standing patiently at the blinds for me to open them. I pull the cord slowly and the slats slide halfway across the big plane of glass leaving room for all three to see out to the nothingness and an empty space next to them that awaits for me. I make coffee, pour, stir in the sugar and cream and take a sip. I turn out the light, then head over to the empty spot next to the three cats at the window. Silently we stare, looking at nothing as the minutes tick by without a sound. Then it happens. Shadows begin to appear as the darkness begins to fade and the sunlight crests the mountains in the East and lights up the sky and clouds in the West. Light slides down the side of the majestic mountain and flows out across the desert floor and brings a beautiful morning with it.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Via Flickr:I found when I bent it like this, this and that, it made it look like the purple glass thingy was floating in a background of color. I also found when you let go of that, that and this, it snaps back and will poke you in the eye, make you cry and then the three year old from across the street will come over and ask if you are OK. Then the three year old will tell you that was stupid and you should of known better. So when I get him a rock for his birthday this Saturday, I'm just gonna say, maybe you should of known better.

Monday, November 18, 2013

Via Flickr:The unusable is the new usable in today's world. What wont work for its intended purpose can be reused for a new purpose. This 3/4 of an inch old, rusty gear has no use as a gear anymore but it makes a great piece of Art. Strung with a rusty wire it alternates between old rusty metal pieces and smoothed out broken colored pieces of glass. It is one of my favorite pieces made by a friend.

PS.Not everything is reusable. I failed at taping my other half to the wall and changing his name to Art.

Friday, November 15, 2013

Via Flickr:Truth be told, I'm jealous of Jayme's dogs and his fantastic photo's he takes of them. So I set out to take my own dog's portrait photo. First, I went out to the garage and dug out the box buried deep in the dark at the back. Then I opened the box, took out my dog, blew the dust off of him and put him down. Next I set up the shot, told the dog to sit and went to get the camera. Everything was all good until I went to snap the shot. As soon as I aimed the camera at him, he turned around, said Look, I'm Sally Fields as the Flying Nun and flew off over the fence and out of sight. Typical dog.

View with Sally Fields (you know you like her, you really, REALLY like her)

forOur Daily Challenge: Portrait From Behind (for those of you waiting for my Misheard Lyrics shot, don't. The only song I can come up with is KC & The Sunshine Band's " Shake Your Boobies " which I found out is really Booty rather quickly.

Via Flickr:It's not that I have horrible eye sight or I don't care, but I do not notice my surroundings. I focus on one thing and everything else seems to get obliterated to nothing.

When I was younger, I shared an apartment with three roommates. A week after coming home from vacation, I sat in the Living Room one morning drinking coffee and two of my roommates kept laughing. When I asked what was so funny, they broke down in hysterics. We painted the living room, they said. It was true, the Living Room was white when I left and now it was a medium brown. Whatever, I said and grabbed my cup of coffee and headed off to my bedroom. They started rolling on the floor laughing. I entered my room, slammed the door shut and noticed for the first time in the week since I was home, they painted my bedroom from a light green to bright white.

View in a nondescript room

forOur Daily Challenge: Abstract (not really sure how "abstract" it really is but I took about 50 shots and this was the most "abstract" I could get.

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All photographs are by me unless otherwise stated. I use an HTC Droid Incredible and a Nikon D200. I am an amatuer...as you can tell by some of the images. :)

Our Daily Challenge - the new one

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